Tin top 2 pop up top

[Brummy99]

Has any one converted a tin top to pop up top ?

[g8dhe]

Welcome aboard!
Yes its a common option for quite a few of the manual pop tops if you study the adverts.

[Brummy99]

So has any one done it with the electric pop up top

[Bob]

Not that I've ever heard of, but that’s just me.

Welcome aboard.

[Brummy99]

I am half way through doing one it’s been a challenge but fun

[Bob]

Wow, do, please, let us know how it goes.

[g8dhe]

One person has and he won't do it again, because the roof on an AFT is double skinned, you have to cut off the entire roof, of both vehicles and then weld the AFT top onto the old Tintop, then you need the entire wiring loom from the AFT vehicle all the way back to dashboard as the looms fitted are different. So yes possible but it would have been cheaper to sell the Tintop and buy an AFT version!

[Brummy99]

I totally disagree, you do not need to do all of that talking from experience

[Brummy99]

There is a sub frame in the aft that can be cut out and the tin top has the bolt holes ready for it to be bolted in,
Then it’s just a case of drilling many holes for your aft rails.
Also I have just wired the aft up my self without the aft module

[g8dhe]

It doesn't look like Stuc did put the pictures up but he did his a while ago and in other threads the above was his opinion viewtopic.php?p=705932#p705932

[Brummy99]

Ye I would assume he has done it a very different way to me, I will uploads photos when I have completed

[g8dhe]

That sounds good if you can, I know Stuc did it by cutting the old one off at the top of the pillars and welding the replacement one on. However the mechanical diagrams don't show any bolt holes in the underlying Tintop section ?
Tintop http://www.lushprojects.com/bongopartsm ... mgno=.html
AFT http://www.lushprojects.com/bongopartsm ... mgno=.html

[Brummy99]

Ye that diagram won’t because the bolt hole are on the body not the roof, I am at the point the roof is fitted and working, I am just doing interior and the little bits

[Brummy99]

How do you upload photos ?

[g8dhe]

Open a Reply, then look down below the text area and you will see Attachments Tab, select it, then add files and choose to place them inline and they will appear where ever your text cursor was placed.